WORD DETAIL
鎌
かま
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
鎌(かま) is a curved-blade tool for cutting grass or crops. It appears as an instrument and as the whole owning a blade. - Basic usage: A farmer cuts grass with a sickle; afterward its blade is wiped.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Tool used for cutting and blade maintained afterward
鎌でmarks means;鎌の刃is a whole-part relation. The second direct object is刃, not the entire sickle.

